langchart/en.mmd

flowchart TD
A[Is this programming language good?] --> B([Is the language interpreted?])

I --> |No| VBad{{The language is total Garbage! Immediately dispose of!}}
I --> |Yes| J([Is the language used for scripting in a very complex program such as a browser?])

J --> |Yes| K[\Use VM language\] --> Bad
J --> |No| D

B --> |Yes| I([Is the language used for embedded scripting?])
B --> |No| C([Does the language have dynamic types?])

C --> |Yes| VBad
C --> |No| D([Does the language have whitespace-dependant syntax?])

D --> |Yes| VBad
D --> |No| E([Does the language COMPLETELY work on linux?])

E --> |No| VBad
E --> |Yes| F([Has the language been developed by Microsoft?])

F --> |Yes| VBad
F --> |No| G([Is the WHOLE Toolchain FOSS?])

G --> |No| Bad{{The language is bad!}}
G --> |Yes| N([Is the language transpiled to another?])

N --> |Yes| O(["Do all targets of the langauge arrive at #quot;Bad#quot; in this test?"])
N --> |No| H([Does the language only run in a VM?])

O --> |Yes| Ok{{The language is acceptable}}
O --> |No| VGood

H --> |Yes| L([What is the language used for?])
H --> |No| M([Does the language have a Garbage Collector?])

M --> |Yes| Good{{The language is good}}
M --> |No| VGood{{The language is awesome!}}

L --> |CLI app| VBad
L --> |Embedded Scripting| Good
L --> |Game Dev| VGood